Verb Tenses Diagram

Free online verb tenses overview and examples. The following table shows all aspects of the past, present, and future tenses. Click on the link to the right of the tense title to open a in depth outline of that tense complete with diagrams, explanations and examples. Click here to on the link above to open a printable verb tense worksheet for use in class or at home. We are in the process of updating this page and will have all of the tense explanations ready shortly. Thank you for your patience.
Simple Present I play tennis every day. You play tennis every day. He / She / It plays tennis every day. They play tennis every day. We play tennis every day. Simple Past I played tennis every day. You played tennis every day. He / She / It played tennis every day. They played tennis every day. We played tennis every day. Simple Future I will play tennis with you tomorrow. I am going to play tennis next year. You will play tennis with me tomorrow. You are going to play tennis next year. He / She / It will play tennis with you tomorrow. He / She / It is going to play tennis next year. We will play tennis with you tomorrow.

We are going to play tennis next year. They will play tennis with you tomorrow. They are going to play tennis next year. Present Continuous I am playing tennis now. You are playing tennis now. He / She / It is playing tennis now. We are playing tennis now. They are playing tennis now. Past Continuous I was playing tennis now. You were playing tennis now. He / She / It was playing tennis now. We were playing tennis now. They were playing tennis now. Future Continuous I will be playing tennis tomorrow. I am going to be playing tennis tomorrow. You will be playing tennis tomorrow. You are going to be playing tennis tomorrow. He / She / It will be playing tennis tomorrow. He / She / It is going to be playing tennis tomorrow. We will be playing tennis tomorrow. We are going to be playing tennis tomorrow. They will be playing tennis tomorrow.

They are going to be playing tennis tomorrow. Present Perfect I have played tennis in several different countries. You have played tennis in several different countries. He / She / It has played tennis in several different countries. We have played tennis in several different countries. They have played tennis in several different countries. Past Perfect I had played tennis a little before I moved to the Unites States. You had played tennis a little before I moved to the Unites States. He / She / It had played tennis a little before I moved to the Unites States. We had played tennis a little before I moved to the Unites States. They had played tennis a little before I moved to the Unites States. Future Perfect I will have played tennis for four hours if I play for another hour. I am going to have played tennis for six straight days if I play in the tournament this weekend. You will have played tennis for four hours if you play for another hour. You are going to have played tennis for six straight days if you play in the tournament this weekend. He / She / It will have played tennis for four hours if he / she / it plays for another hour. He / She / It is going to have played tennis for six straight days if he / she / it plays in the tournament this weekend. We will have played tennis for four hours if we play for another hour. We are going to have played tennis for six straight days if we play in the tournament this weekend. They will have played tennis for four hours if they play for another hour. They are going to have played tennis for six straight days if they play in the tournament this weekend.

Present Perfect Continuous I have been playing tennis for ten years. You have been playing tennis for ten years. He / She / It has been playing tennis for ten years. We have been playing tennis for ten years. They have been playing tennis for ten years. Past Perfect Continuous I had been playing tennis for three years before I moved to the United States. You had been playing tennis for three years before you moved to the United States. He / She / It had been playing tennis for three years before he / she / it moved to the United States. We had been playing tennis for three years before we moved to the United States. They had been playing tennis for three years before they moved to the United States. Future Perfect Continuous I will have been playing tennis for over three hours by the time you arrive. I am going to have been playing tennis for over three hours by the time you arrive. You will have been playing tennis for over three hours by the time Tom arrives. You are going to have been playing tennis for over three hours by the time Tom arrives. He / She / It will have been playing tennis for over three hours by the time you arrive. He / She / It is going to have been playing tennis for over three hours by the time you arrive. We will have been playing tennis for over three hours by the time you arrive. We are going to have been playing tennis for over three hours by the time you arrive. They will have been playing tennis for over three hours by the time you arrive. They are going to have been playing tennis for over three hours by the time you arrive.